Jamaican Curried Shrimp

 

Shrimping!!

I can't believe after all these years I never had a plain and straight curry shrimp recipe on the blog. Someone messaged me on Instagram asking for a curry shrimp recipe and I actually went to the blog looking for one and was shocked to realize, it's not there! So I made sure to change all that.

Grilled fish and shrimp platter

 

You're new favorite Platter!

This is a sure winner; it is one of those recipes that is easy to whip up after work for a fast but flavorful dinner. Shrimp, and fish seasoned in a lovely marinade bursting with Jamaican flavors and then grilled. I made this for Sunday dinner two weeks ago and not a soul went to bed hungry.

Sheet-pan shrimp “boil”

"Something Smells Fishy"

They always say when life gives you lemons make lemonade, but the saying assumes you have sugar and water. I have been MIA for what feels like the last 20 years from blogging. Life gave me a whole bag of lemons when my husband died four days after my last post, while I was 7 months pregnant. I was fresh out of sugar and water. Thank God for friends and family, who not only gave me sugar and water but made the lemonade for me and fed it to me. Fast forward four months later, Baby is born and healthy, I’m back to cooking and finally back to blogging. I have lost my biggest fan, but I’m still here by God’s grace. Next ill start back on video posts. Normally April would have been my month for vegan and vegetarian recipes, but I’m mixing it up and just finishing off the month with maybe 5 seafood recipes. The first being a super easy and very flavorful shrimp dish.

Spicy shrimp and sausage pasta

"Christmas is coming"

Its November, another month of recipes for your holiday table. In Jamaica we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, we throw down for Christmas dinner. However, these recipes will work perfectly for your Thanksgiving dinner as well, if you want a departure from the green bean casserole and cranberry sauce. This month, I will be sharing recipes for two side dishes, a main dish with chicken, a seafood dish and a simple dessert. So we start things off with a rather untraditional pasta side dish that can replace mac n cheese without anyone noticing.

Coconut Shrimp

"Something Smells Fishy"

This is my sisters favorite dish. Actually, let me take that back, this was my sisters favorite dish before she suddenly developed an allergic reaction to shrimp in her 20’s. After years of sampling coconut shrimp from every single restaurant we have ever been to that sells it, her heart sinks because she can no longer eat it. She was indeed the coconut shrimp queen. This post is in dedication to her former self, I pray she does not suddenly develop allergies to lobster, because then she would really be devastated.

Boozy Java grilled shrimp skewers

My Dinner

Its time for a shrimp dinner. I think my husband was getting tired of chicken and fish. He loves shrimp, but loves it fried. I decided to go a healthier route to get the best of both worlds. Grilled shrimp is another great easy dinner idea. And putting them on skewers makes your life even easier.

Chili garlic Shrimp noodles

"Something Smells Fishy"

The next stop for a month of seafood is a lovely shrimp noodle dish I whipped up for dinner last night. Spicy, sweet, full of garlic with my favorite pad thai noodles. If you love spicy Asian specifically Chinese flavors you will absolutely adore this recipe.

Shrimp jibarito

'Sammies' 

A few years ago my sister and I were both interns in Manhattan at different city departments. She was with NYC media, and me with the department of city planning.  It was amazing that our offices were within walking distance from each other because that meant daily lunch dates. We had Italian, so much Cuban, food trucks, Chinese, you name it we had it. After a while we realized that this daily lunch thing was wreaking havoc on our pockets so we decided to carry lunch and have it in the park. Before we opted out of the lunch restaurant hopping scene, We had our first Jibarito at a Puerto Rican restaurant named Sazon.

Grilled seafood salad with mango salsa

Mango is in season! 

When cilantro, grilled fish and mango show up to the party you know it’s going to be wild. This is by far one of, if not the best salads I have ever had. Flavors are bursting all over, sweet, salty, spicy, Smokey and everything else in between. A very light and delicious summer salad you will probably want to try.

Garlic Shrimp

Potluck

There are at least seven hundred and fifty thousand garlic shrimp recipes available to us.  And each recipe has slight variations. This one like all the others is a very simple and easy dish to prepare for anyone who loves shrimp. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare you can serve with potatoes, rice or toss with some pasta.

Garlic parsley shrimp pasta

Something Smells Fishy...

Garlic parsley shrimp pasta

Hello march and welcome seafood month. Today I bring you a lovely and flavorful dish, full of garlic and parsley flavor with yummy plump juicy shrimp. In my book shrimp, pasta and garlic are a match made in culinary heaven and any recipe that utilizes the trio has to be divine.  This dish is super decadent and rich, definitely not fat free.

Shrimp toast

Time for Takeout!

Flavorful shrimp paste slathered on bread and fried to a toasty crisp. That’s all this is, pretty much shrimp croutons if you ask me. Very delicious, the onions, ginger, scallions and garlic add so much flavor to the shrimp. I love the texture difference where the bread is super crunchy with the other side being creamy with a light crisp. Who new home made shrimp toast could be so good.

Curry shrimp with stelline pasta

I love Pasta

Curry, coconut milk, spicy grilled shrimp with a hint of ginger.  You can’t go wrong with this dish that can take on two personalities. If you love cold pasta salads this dish can transform into a cold salad. And if you want a warm hearty pasta dish it can be that as well. This is your Friday two for one special.

Easy Shrimp & Sage Spaghetti

I love Pasta

Hello September, this month will be filled with pasta dishes. The first on the chopping block is this very easy and very delicious shrimp pasta dish. It’s made special with sage, thyme and my absolute favorite sweet moscato; bartenura. You can literally have this cooked in 35 minutes.

Shrimp burger with cucumber pickle slaw

Burger Showdown!

Generally November is my favorite blog month. I really enjoy cooking all the Christmas recipes. However this burger month has come really close to being one of the best. I truly enjoyed experimenting and creating all the flavor combinations of all the burgers past. This shrimp patty however is my absolute favorite of the month. I feel like I say that about every last post. But I swear to you, you don’t need any bread, you don’t need any cucumber slaw all you need in life is a plate full of these shrimp patties.

Fried shrimp & Tartar sauce

Something Smells Fishy...

This is my boyfriend’s absolute favorite way to eat shrimp. I can’t tell you how many times I have had to make this for him. I decided it was high time I post this recipe to the blog. It’s super crunchy and flavorful. The tartar sauce is so very easy to prepare and uses ingredients you probably already have in your refrigerator.

Grilled shrimp on pineapple chow

Something Smells Fishy...

A few weeks ago I was on facebook and I saw a friend post a pineapple in a plastic bag with some green ‘stuff’ on it, the tag read pineapple chow. I was like what’s that? A little bit of research led me to several Trinidadian sites detailing how to make the soaked or marinated pineapple. I thought it very interesting that they soak fruits in a marinade of garlic, pepper, salt and chadon beni. The next thought that crossed my mind was how awesome this would be with grilled shrimp….and that’s what I did.

Creamy shrimp scampi pasta

Something Smells Fishy...

Shrimp scampi is one of my favorites, it’s no secret. Ever since I saw Tyler Florence make it on Food network and realized it was so easy to make I was hooked. I have made it countless times over the last seven years. It’s the first video recipe I ever posted and the most popular recipe on my youtube channel with over 18,000 views. Most recently I began making it onto a one pot meal by adding cream and pasta. So I figured I would share the recipe with you all.

Garlic Shimp Patty in a saffron crust

Juici...and if you don't know, now you know!

The second installment of seafood patty week has arrived. The crustacean we all love, or love to hate. I decided to make a shrimp patty, because the poor excuse for shrimp patties being served around Jamaica need to be taught a few lessons.

Curry coconut seafood n dumplings

Something smells fishy...

This recipe has been in our family since 2007. There was a time where we were making this every Sunday. My cousin in NY looks forward to this dish every thanksgiving, it’s his favorite and for good reason. Who would not love a bowl of your favorite seafood simmered in a creamy curry coconut sauce? And it’s all thanks to a lunch my mother had at the Four Season’s hotel.